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Grey River Argus, 6 March 1937, Page 12

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(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. March 5. Sales: Commercial Bank of Aust. 19g 5d (3), National Bank of New Zealand 62s 3d, Union Bank of Aust. £ll, P. and O. Deferred Stock 41s, New Zealand Breweries 60s (3), An. thony Hordern 20s lid (2‘ t British Tobacco 53s 3d, 53s (3). Cum Div., Broken Hill Propty. 89s, Electro Zinc. (Ord., Cum Div.) 63 s 3d (2), Taranaki Oil 3s, Mt. Lyell 53s 6d (2), Mt. Mor. gan 18s 91d, 18s lOd. Reported: G. J. Coles (Cum. Div.) £5 8s 6a Big River 2s; Martha 19s Bd, Mount Morgan (late sale- yesterday) 18s 9d. Un. listed; Grey River (2s 6d paid) 4s 6d (2). WELLINGTON, March 5. iSdles; Broken Hill S9s 89s 3d; Electro Zinc Pref. 645; Taranaki Oil 3s 9d; Bank of New Zealand 42 s sd; Wellington Woollen, ord. £5 12s 6d; New Zea. land Breweries 60s; Mt. Morgan 18s 10dt DUNEDIN, March 5. Sales Commercial Bank 19s 4d, E. S. and A. Bank £6 8s 6d, Refrigerating Cont. 8s 7d, Guarantee Corporation 5s 6(1, Broken Hill South 55s 9d (two), Mount! MorganlB s lOd (3), Wool, worths Sydney £8 late yesterday), Big River 2s (two). AUCKLAND, March 5. (Sales: Commercial Bank of Austra. lia Pref. £9 4s fid ; National Bank 625; Australian Glass £4 13s; Bycroft 40s 6d'; Colonial Sugar £43; Grey and Menzies 11s 6d; Woolworth’s , (New Zealand) £7 5s 6d; M.artha 19s '9d; Waihi Grand Junction q s gj ; Bands Rural 15/9/47, 5 per cent. £lO2 2s 6d ; Stock, 43/46 4 per cent, £lOl 7s 6d. Unlisted: Silknit 57s fid; Wool, worth’s (Sydney) £8 2s. Sales, noon: Bank of New Zealand 43s 6d; New Zealand| Insurance 61s 3di; National Timber 10s; Australian Iron and Steel (Pref.) 28s; Electro. Zin c (Ord.) 63s 4-ld; New Zealand Refrig. (Con.) 8s 7d; Taranaki Oil 3s; Big River 2s Id ; Mount Morgan 18g lOd; Rawang 13s 2d; New Zealand Breweries 59s 9d. Unlisted: British Neon 14s.

Miluc and Choyee, Ltd. have dedared an interim dividend at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on ordinary shares and debenture stock for the half-year ended January 21st. Distri. bution at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum will be made on preference shares, and at the rate of 7 per centper annum on B preference shares. The dividends are at unchanged rates. RUGBY, March 3.

The money value of retail trade sales in January was 2.4 per cent., higher than in January, 1936. when, however, the rise from the year earlier amounted to 10.8 per cent. For the 12 months of the trade year ended with January, an increase of 5-9 per cent, is shown in total sales.